Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Finally...Beautiful Summer Days!

We finally have been able to enjoy summer the past few days. The horrible heat is gone (I hope for good) and the weather has been perfect. The sky has been a beautiful shade of blue all week long! We had this strange looking visitor a few days ago. We thought it was some unusual bird, but since have come to think it is a sick cardinal. The blue head is simply missing the feathers I guess.

On Sunday, we took a drive along the Great River Road.

It was the perfect day for a road trip.

Driving into Alton, IL you are greeted by this beautiful mural.

It always surprises me how we can drive for 2 hours

and see such a different landscape than we have where we live.

A trip to the Alton/Grafton area has to include a visit to Fast Eddies Bon Air for a few 29 cent shrimp, burgers and homemade brats for under $1 and tons of atmosphere!